【华慧考博】考博英语每日一练(1.7)考博加油!
1.The United States and Canada are lands of ______ except for the Indians, who are the only true natives.
A. emigrants
B. immigrants
C. dwellers
D. inhabitants
2. Although the weather was very bad, the buses still run on ______.
A. list
B. plan
C. arrangement
D. schedule
【考博英语长难句翻译】
I The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name.
考博英语每日一练(1.7)参考答案
1.B
【句意】除了唯一真正的本地人印第安人以外,美国和加拿大是移民之地。
【解析】名词词义辨析。emigrant“移居国外者”;immigrant“(外来)移民;外侨”;dweller“居民,居住者”;inhabitant“居民;栖息动物”。由句中关键词“except for the Indians, who are the only true natives除了唯一真正的本地人印第安人以外”的对应知“(外来)移民”符合语境,故答案选项为B。
2.D
【句意】尽管天气非常恶劣,公共汽车还是按时间表运行。
【解析】名词词义辨析。list“目录,清单,列表”;plan“计划;方案;设计图”;arrangement “安排;布置;约定”;schedule“时刻表;日程安排;课程表”,on schedule“按时间表”。由句中关键词“Although the weather was very bad”与“the buses still run…公共汽车还是……运行”的对应知可构成“on schedule按时间表”的D项正确。
【考博英语翻译参考答案】
有一种观点认为,某些群体的人的智商可能要高于其他群体,这种观点是一种不敢冠之以名的假设。